Meaningful Work

Hufnagel, J., & Spraul, K. (2022). Aligning working in an organization with teaching yoga: An investigation into personally meaningful work. German Journal of Human Resource Management.https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022221127009

Digitalization as a path to sustainable development

Spraul, K. (2019). Sustainability and Digitalization. How digital innovations contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748903192.

Spraul, K. & Friedrich, C. (2019). With Digitalization to the Agenda 2030: The path via digital innovations. In K. Spraul (Ed.), Sustainability and Digitalization, (pp. 15-36). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748903192-15.

Circular Economy

Spraul, K., Kiehl, M.; Marangé, P., Liarte, S., Levrat, E. (2026). End-of-life strategy. In: A. Chagnes (Ed). Sustainable Processes in the Circular Economy: From Virgin to Recycled Raw Materials. Elsevier, pp. 63-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-28886-9.00003-4

Spraul, K. & Stumpf, S. (2022). Circular Business Models: A Network Approach to Promote Circularity and Value Co-Creation from the Producer's Perspective. In Bals, L., Tate, W.L., & Ellram, L.M. (Eds.), Circular Economy Supply Chains: From Chains to Systems (pp. 89-107). Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley. https://doi. org/10.1108/978-1-83982-544-620221005

Hofstetter, J. S., Marchi, V. D., Sarkis, J., Govindan, K., Klassen, R., Ometto, A. R., Spraul, K. S., Bocken, N., Ashton, W. S., Sharma, S., Jaeger-Erben, M., Jensen, C., Dewick, P., Schröder, P., Sinkovics, N., Ibrahim, S. E., Fiske, L., Goerzen, A. & Vazquez-Brust, D. (2021). From Sustainable Global Value Chains to Circular Economy-Different Silos, Different Perspectives, but Many Opportunities to Build Bridges. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 1, 21-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00015-2

Sustainability management at the individual level

Loos, C., & Spraul, K. (2024). The why, how, and when of CSR managers' internal legitimation strategies. Journal of Management Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13145

Spraul, K., Hufnagel, J. & Balzer, R. (2022). Ethical decisions in sustainability management: The role of mindfulness. In K. Joisten (Ed.), Ethics in the sciences: Insights and outlooks (pp. 125-140). J.B. Metzler, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63878-1

Handy, F., Hustinx, L., & Spraul, K. (2020). Attractiveness of CSR in job choice decisions: the case of India. In D. Haski-Leventhal, L. Roza, & S. Brammer (Eds.), Employee engagement in corporate social responsibility (pp. 141-159). Sage. ISBN 9781526496508

Hufnagel, J. & Spraul, K. (2020). The Role of Mindfulness in Closing the Intention-Behavior Gap in Employee Pro-Environmental Behavior. In: Dhiman, S. (Ed.), The Routledge companion to mindfulness at work, 566-584. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429244667

Hufnagel, J. (2020). Individual Spirituality and Business Sustainability. Technical University of Kaiserslautern. https://doi.org/10.26204/KLUEDO/6078

Spraul, K., Hufnagel, J., Friedrich, C., & Brill, N. (2019). Talents for key positions in organizations: the sustainability manager as a profession. In Y. Liu (Ed.), Research handbook of international talent management (pp. 274-317). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786437105.00024

Kiefhaber, E., Pavlovich, K., & Spraul, K. (2020). Sustainability-related identities and the institutional environment: The case of New Zealand owner-managers of small- and medium-sized hospitality businesses. Journal of Business Ethics, 163(1), 37-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3990-3

Kiefhaber, E. (2018). Sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises: An empirical investigation of drivers on individual, organizational, and network level. Nomos, Baden-Baden. ISBN 978-3-8452-9006-5.

Sustainability management at the organizational level

Pinz, A., Spraul, K., Boenigk, S., Helmig, B. (2026). Organizational Forms and Development. In: List, R.A., Anheier, H.K., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi. org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_169-1

Görges, D., von Harbou, E., Kiehl, M., Sahling, F., & Spraul, K. (2025). Smart batch processes in the energy system of the future: Sustainable production: Smart and sustainable. Ecological Economy, 40(1), 40-43.

Spraul, K. & Kiefhaber, E. (2018). Sustainability management. In M. von Hauff & T. Nguyen (Eds.), Sustainable development. Advances in sustainability research (pp. 33-54). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845287454-33

Helmig, B., Spraul, K. & Ingenhoff, D. (2016). Under Positive Pressure: How Stakeholder Pressure Affects Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation. Business & Society, 55(2), 151-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650313477841

Spraul, K. & Möller, M. (2016). Standardization of sustainability. In R. Antes, M. Müller, B. Siebenhüner & (No date) (Eds.), Environmental management in the sustainability and behavioral context (pp. 279-290). Metropolis-Verlag.

University management in the context of sustainability

Beard, C. & Spraul, K. (2026). Threads of change: A narrative journey in art-based pedagogy, community engagement, and sustainability at the university. In: E. Ivanova, I. Rimanoczy & D. Singhal (Eds.). The Power of Arts-Based Pedagogies: Transforming Mindsets to Shape Our Future. Routledge, pp. 259-278. 10.4324/9781003666325-18

Spraul, K. & Hufnagel, J. (2020). Universities and sustainability: Case study of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. In M. Schmitz & R. Schmidpeter (Eds.), Management series Corporate Social Responsibility. CSR in Rhineland-Palatinate: Sustainable development from the perspective of business, science, politics and civil society (pp. 63-77). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59148-2_5

Di Maria, E., De Marchi, V. and Spraul, K. (2019). "Who benefits from university-industry collaboration for environmental sustainability?", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 20 No. 6, pp. 1022-1041. https://doi. org/10.1108/IJSHE-10-2018-0172

Marchi, V. de, Di Maria, E., & Spraul, K. (2018). Collaborazioni università-impresa: I risultati sul fronte dell'eco-innovazione. Economia E Società Regionale(3), Article 6, 62-71. https://doi.org/10.3280/ES2018-003006

Helmig, B., Bürgisser, S., Lichtsteiner, H., & Spraul, K. (2010). On the relevance of accreditations of executive MBA programs-the perception of the customers. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 7(1), 37-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12208-009-0044-7

Andrea Sperlich, & Spraul, K. (2007). Students as active partners: Higher education management in Germany. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal(12 (3)), Article 11.

Spraul, K. (2007). Fields of application of educational credit as a target variable for higher education management. Higher Education Management(2), 35-39.

Spraul, K. (2006). Return on education as a target variable for higher education management. Schriften zur öffentlichen Verwaltung und öffentlichen Wirtschaft: Vol. 194. Berliner Wissenschafts-verlag.

Service learning and experiential learning at universities

Kwesiga, E., Spraul, K., & Zoogah, B. D. (2023). An investigation on the role of positive psychological constructs on educational outcomes in business schools. The International Journal of Management Education, 21(2), 100808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2023.100808

Yang, C., Ivanova, E. & Hufnagel, J. (2021). Using contemplative photography in transformative sustainability management education: Pedagogical applications in the United States, Russia, and Germany. The International Journal of Management Education, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2021.100568.

Spraul, K., Hufnagel, J. & Höfert, A. (2020). Technical University of Kaiserslautern. The contribution of service learning to Agenda 2030. In D. Rosenkranz, S. Roderus & N. Oberbeck (Eds.), Service Learning. Conceptual considerations and practical examples for an innovative university. (S. 170-176). Beltz.

Hofer, M. & Spraul, K. (2019). Who can become a community partner for service learning: An ethical consideration. In M. Hofer & J. Derkau (Eds.), Campus and Society (1st ed., pp. 174-193): Beltz Juventa Verlag GmbH.

Spraul, K. (2009). Service learning - learning through engagement at universities. In Berendt, B./Voss, H. P./Wildt, J. (Eds.), Neues Handbuch Hochschullehre (pp. 1-25). https://doi.org/10.5771/0344-9777-2009-2-171

Spraul, K. (2009). Service Learning in the context of special business administration "Public & Nonprofit Management" - A case study. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Management, 32(2), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.5771/0344-9777-2009-2-171

Nonprofit Management

Spraul, K. (2017). Nonprofit organizations and sustainability - state of research and perspectives. In Theuvsen, L., Andeßner, R., Gmür, M., Greiling, D. (Eds.), Nonprofit organizations and sustainability: state of research and perspectives (pp. 11-22). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-18706-4_1

Helmig, B., Spraul, K., & Tremp, K. (2012). Replication studies in nonprofit research. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 41(3), 360-385. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764011404081

Helmig, B., Michalski, S. & Spraul, K. (2009). An exploratory study on value creation configurations in nonprofit organizations. Business management research and practice, 94-114.

Spraul, K. (2007). Market orientation in nonprofit companies, nonprofit associations and nonprofit households. Die Unternehmung, 61(4), 341-349.

Public management and public-private partnerships

Spraul, K. & Thaler, J. (2020). Partnering for good? An analysis of how to achieve sustainability-related outcomes in public-private partnerships. Business Research, 13(2), 485-511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40685-019-0097-3

Thaler, J., Spraul, K., Helmig, B., & Franzke, H. (2017). Satisfaction with and success of employee training from a public service motivation perspective. International Journal of Public Administration, 40(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2015.1072212

Spraul, K., Pallagst, K. & Jungbauer, A. (2016). Sustainable urban planning and land use management - The Green Belt policy in Scotland and learning effects for German municipal planning. der moderne staat - Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, 9(2), 299-323. https://doi.org/10.3224/dms.v9i2.26347

Knoke, M., Merk, J., Schneider-Pföhler, M. & Spraul, K. (eds.). (2014). The publicness puzzle: Public task fulfillment between state and market. Jacobs. ISBN 978-3-89918-230-9.

Spraul, K. (2014). New roles: State regulation and self-regulation of the market. In M. Knoke, J. Merk, M. Schneider-Pföhler & K. Spraul (Eds.), The publicness puzzle: Public task fulfillment between state and market (pp. 341-344). Jacobs Verlag.

Thaler, J., Spraul, K. & Helmig, B. (2013). Task criticism of voluntary municipal tasks: On the emergence of acceptance for public-private partnerships. In M. Dietrich & D. K. Tscheulin (Eds.), Acceptance of public spending behavior (pp. 117-132). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845248349-117

Spraul, K., Scheefer, A., Helmig, B., & Eckstein, B. (2012). Double-entry accounting and product budgets as instruments of strategic management in municipalities - A comparative case study. Journal of Business Administration(9), 935-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11573-012-0611-y.

Greiling, D., & Spraul, K. (2010). Accountability and the challenges of information disclosure. Public Administration Quarterly(3), 338-377. https://doi.org/10.2307/41288352.

Sustainability Governance

Spraul, K., Höfert, A. (2021). Governance for sustainability: Patterns of regulation and self-regulation in the German wine industry. Sustainability 13 (6), 3140-3165.https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063140